Former Emmerdale star Sophie Powles has announced the birth of her baby girl with partner Mark Waters.
The 32-year-old actress took to Instagram to reveal her happy news to followers, just two months after announcing her pregnancy.
Sophie – who played Holly Barton in the popular soap – uploaded a picture to her news feed on the social media site to make the big reveal.
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The image shows her baby daughter’s tiny feet and legs in a pair of leggings as she lays on a blanket.
Sophie also revealed their stunning choice of name for their little girl in the post.
She wrote: “Nearly a month ago our little girl joined us. Marli Ocean Waters you are Magic. Photo by dad, Mark Waters.”
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And boyfriend Mark also shared the image as she displayed his pride at being a new dad.
He posted: “Marli Ocean Waters, I can’t believe I get to be your dad. I will spend the rest of my life, showing you how much I love you. Your Mum is pretty cool too”.
Sophie revealed her pregnancy news back in June when she posed on the beach in a leopard print swimsuit proudly displaying her bump.
At the time she wrote: “And so the adventure of us three begins.”
Sophie Powles has previously opened up about feeling like a failure after she had to take a job working in a cafe as she tried to secure her next acting role.
She posted about how she had felt like a failure as she came to terms with accepting what really matters in life.
She said: “Bye High Mood Food. I moved to London a few years ago to further pursue my acting career.
“Alongside various odd acting jobs, the truth is I have spent most of my time working in a health food cafe. It felt like defeat. It felt like failure.
“To be grateful for just simply waking up and being healthy. Breaking the habit I had of thinking I will be happy when I get that acting job or that audition.
“To know that the depression and anxiety I continue to fight is only temporary. It’s so hard to even get an audition or email answered never mind an actual job.”
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She added: “But I have had the pleasure of working for Ursel Barnes who is the most inspiring woman and meet the most amazing people.
“I’m not going to lie I have definitely had a little cry when washing dishes, mopping a floor or been spoken to like crap by a customer or asked why I don’t just get an acting job? (As if I don’t think about that every day!)
“But most of the time I have been laughing and I am so very grateful.”
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